Proverbs 19:3 Go deeper

The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD . (KJV)

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אִוֶּ֣לֶת'i.Ve.let[the] folly of

Lemma: אִוֶּ֫לֶת (iv.ve.let) · Strong's: H0200

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: folly

Used 25 times. Also: Psalms 38:5, Psalms 69:5, Proverbs 5:23, Proverbs 12:23, Proverbs 13:16, Proverbs 14:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0200; TAHOT Proverbs 19:3 word 1

אָ֭דָם'A.doma person

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Proverbs 19:3 word 2

תְּסַלֵּ֣ףte.sa.Lefit subverts

Lemma: סָלַף (sa.laph) · Strong's: H5557

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpi3fs)

Meaning: to pervert

Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 23:8, Deuteronomy 16:19, Job 12:19, Proverbs 13:6, Proverbs 21:12, Proverbs 22:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5557; TAHOT Proverbs 19:3 word 3

דַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.Koway his

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Proverbs 19:3 word 4

וְעַל\־ve.'al-and towards

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Proverbs 19:3 word 5

יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 19:3 word 6

יִזְעַ֥ףyiz.'Afit rages

Lemma: זָעַף (za.aph) · Strong's: H2196

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to enrage

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 40:6, 2 Chronicles 26:19, Daniel 1:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2196; TAHOT Proverbs 19:3 word 7

לִבּֽוֹ\׃li.Boheart his

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 19:3 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

A man’s	→	אָדָם H0120G man
own folly	→	אִוֶּ֫לֶת H0200 folly
subverts	→	סָלַף H5557 to pervert
his way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
yet his heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
rages	→	זָעַף H2196 to enrage
against	→	עַל H5921A upon
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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